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Justin Kurzel Says He Was Inspired By ‘Joker’ And Wants To Make An Auteur-Driven Big Studio Film

April 25, 2020 2:14 pm

One of the many, many, many films that tricked us to believe they could beat the video game adaptations curse in Hollywood with a stellar creative team or casting was "Assassin's Creed." Before the film result...

Jason Blum Says ‘The Hunt’ Is A Satire That Is “No Different” Than ‘Joker’ Or ‘The Purge’

Charles Barfield

February 11, 2020 12:54 pm

News

One of the more interesting stories of the last year was the decision by Universal and Blumhouse to pull the controversial thriller, “The Hunt,” from the release schedule. The timing of the original release wa...

Zazie Beetz Isn’t Sure ‘Joker’ Needs A Sequel: “There Is A Lot Of Strength In Not Milking Something”

Charles Barfield

February 10, 2020 2:12 pm

News

Last year, we all went on the rollercoaster that was “Joker.” After Venice, the film was deemed a strong Oscar contender. Then the highly-publicized backlash and controversy surrounding the film’s violence. Bu...

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Laura Dern, Brad Pitt, Taika Waititi & Others Delight With Their Oscars Acceptance Speeches

Charles Barfield

February 10, 2020 12:47 pm

Awards, News

While the talk of the town seems to be the surprise dominance of “Parasite” at last night’s Oscars, there’s still plenty of other winners worth discussing. And how best to do that than to just present the vari...

Joaquin Phoenix Used His Oscar Speech To Discuss Cancel Culture, Animal Rights, Second Chances & More

Charles Barfield

February 10, 2020 10:56 am

Awards, News

If there was such a thing as a guarantee at last night’s Oscars, it would have been that Joaquin Phoenix would walk away with the Best Actor trophy for his work in “Joker.” As expected, that’s exactly what hap...

Joaquin Phoenix Becomes Second Actor To Win An Oscar Playing The Joker [Oscars 2020]

Gregory Ellwood

February 9, 2020 11:07 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

11 years after Heath Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for playing the Joker in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," Joaquin Phoenix became the second actor to win an Academy Award for playing the almost 80-year...

Oscars 2020: ‘Parasite’ Shocks & Rules Academy Warfare With Huge Historical Best Picture Win [Full Winners List]

Charles Barfield

February 9, 2020 7:48 pm

Awards, Features, News

It's that time of year, again. The members of the Academy have voted and tonight, the world finds out which people will take home the Oscars. Did "1917" continue to dominate and take home Best Picture? Or mayb...

Lakeith Stanfield Dreams Of Starring In A Safdie Brothers-Directed ‘Joker’ Film

Charles Barfield

February 5, 2020 1:29 pm

News

After Heath Ledger’s turn as Joker in “The Dark Knight,” many thought that nothing could ever top the actor’s Oscar-winning performance. Well, Jared Leto’s portrayal in “Suicide Squad” seemed to prove that cor...

Joaquin Phoenix Calls Out Lack Of Diversity During BAFTAs Speech: “I’m Ashamed To Say That I’m Part Of The Problem”

Charles Barfield

February 3, 2020 11:14 am

Awards, News

The BAFTAs were this weekend. And while there is plenty to talk about in regards to the actual winners and what that might mean for the Oscars, the biggest story might have actually been about Joaquin Phoenix....

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A Best Picture Race For The Ages?

Gregory Ellwood

January 17, 2020 10:34 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

There have certainly been surprises at the end of the annual Oscar telecast's the past decade. "Green Book" wasn't necessarily a given to win versus "Roma." "Moonlight" was a joyful surprise over what was beli...

Where To Stream/Watch/Buy All The 2020 Oscar-Nominated Films

Jason Bailey

January 13, 2020 10:48 am

Awards, News

The nominations are in for the 92nd annual Academy Awards, and if you’ve been waiting to see what was actually getting nominated before plunking down your hard-earned cash and growling—“One for ‘Bombshell,’ ple...

Oscars 2020 – Joker Leads The Pack With 11 Nominations

Gregory Ellwood and Rafael Motamayor

January 13, 2020 8:00 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards bright and early Monday with the Oscars telecast less than a month away. As always, some lucky nominees saw ...

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Oscars Nominations Predictions 2020: ‘Parasite,’ ‘Joker,’ Beyonce

Gregory Ellwood

January 10, 2020 10:01 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

No matter what happens on Oscars nomination morning, history will be made. At least, it should be. At a minimum, Netflix should beat out Sony Pictures for more nominations than any other studio. That will be a ...

‘Birds Of Prey’ Trailer: Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn Joins A Girl Gang In The R-Rated Superhero Film

Harry Frazer

January 9, 2020 11:14 am

News, Trailers

The struggle has been real for those at Warner Bros./DC Films, as their films have never been able to replicate the massive success that their rivals Marvel have been able to do over the past decade. However af...

Burger King Ad Takes Aim At ‘Joker’ & “Annoying” Clowns For Ruining A Bronx Staircase

Charles Barfield

January 7, 2020 3:28 pm

News, Video

Throughout all the discourse surrounding Todd Phillips’ “Joker” —Does it deserve Oscars love? Does it promote violence? How badly did the film rip off Martin Scorsese? — there’s an unintended victim to the film...

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